1. 1.05 Characteristics of Effective Teams
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2. Characteristics of Effective Teams
Common Purpose
The goals are meaningful to each member.
There is clear unity of team function.
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Common Purpose
Every person on the health care team must understand the role of other team members.
This understanding:
helps clarify individual responsibility
establishes goals and expectations
provides a picture of the patient’s total care
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4. Act of exchanging Information
Free Communication
Act of exchanging Information
Informal, comfortable atmosphere
Free to express feelings and ideas
Everyone participates
Disagreement is viewed as good opportunity for improvement
Attend patient conferences
listen
express opinions
Be aware of cultural differences
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5. Reliability,dependability
Trust
Reliability,dependability
TMs rely on each other, understanding their own strengths and weaknesses.
TMs are dependable, performing their duties to the best of their ability
All must function within legal boundaries
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6. Collaboration Working together for a common goal
Team members will:
have positive attitude and ability to laugh at themselves
be friendly and cooperative with others
be open minded and willing to compromise
support and encourage others
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7. Consensus Decisions The process of getting to a general agreement
Look for the best win-win outcome for the team.
Make decisions at a point where there is general agreement.
Address conflict and work through it to achieve the desired result. To
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Complementary Skills
Good skills that build and unite a team.
Skills required to function as a unit. To
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Complementary Skills
Every team member has a role and a specific contribution to make to the team.
Health team members are professionals with different levels of education, ideas, backgrounds, and interests.
Each member adds to make the whole bigger than the sum of its parts. To
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10. Commitment A pledge or promise
Teams work toward desired outcome.
directed
motivated
persistent
Effective teams are the result of hard work, patience, practice and the focus on quality health care for the patient.
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11. Characteristics of Effective Teams
Common purpose
Free communication
Trust
Collaboration
Complimentary skills
Consensus decisions
Commitment
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